The Cato Daily Podcast allows Cato Institute scholars and other commenters to discuss relevant news and libertarian thought in a conversational, informal manner. Hosted by Caleb O. Brown.
Defining a hate crime is a challenge and definitions vary by jurisdiction, but Congress is moving ahead with revising and expanding those laws federally. Walter Olson comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. More
The rigidity that Democrats want in labor markets doesn’t serve women well, and Republicans are far from innocent in pushing for new mandates. Rachel Greszler of the Heritage Foundation comments. See acast.com/privacy More
Defenders of certificate-of-need laws make big claims, like those laws effectively protect access to health care services. Economist James Bailey at Providence College has examined that claim. He says there’s not much evidence to support it. More
The housing market’s normal churn has been all but absent in this pandemic. Does that make for a housing bubble? Tom Firey comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. More
New proposed authorities to combat domestic terrorism after the attack on the Capitol again pose challenges for basic constraints on government like probable cause and particularized suspicion. Patrick Eddington comments. See acast.com/privacy More
Parents, put in a bind by a pandemic, have focused their attention on the options available to them for their kids’ education. This year may be the very best for the expansion of school choice so far. More
The price we all would ultimately pay for a central government database of our vaccination status to regulate our public engagement could be very high. Can we get the benefits without the costs? More
The pandemic has shown us that there is a price to be paid for failing to understand economic consequences. Ryan Bourne catalogs many of the missteps in his new book, Economics in One Virus: An Introduction to Economic Reasoning through COVID-19. More
Islamic thinkers once inspired great Western thinkers. How can Islam fully embrace respect for science, reason, liberty, and other religions? Mustafa Akyol is author of Reopening Muslim Minds. See acast.com/privacy More
Local efforts at criminal justice reform can be preempted by state-level edict. How should states and localities work to get along? Rachel Elise Barkow, author of Prisoners of Politics, comments. More
The authorizations that have enabled two decades of American-led war across the globe should be repealed. Congress may finally agree. Gene Healy and John Glaser explain why. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. More
The Biden Administration hopes to spend trillions of new dollars on public infrastructure, and while they’re at it, massively subsidize private infrastructure. Cato’s Chris Edwards says it’s utterly unnecessary. See acast.com/privacy More
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has a new piece of would-be reform legislation, though the proposal highlights just how hard it is to do content moderation at scale. Mike Masnick of techdirt and Cato’s Will Duffield comment. More
Understanding what systemic racism is requires an understanding of what it isn’t. Jonathan Blanks of The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity details a few important distinctions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. More
What does a former cop think about qualified immunity? Sonia Pruitt is head of The Black Police Experience. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. More
Pollsters got it wrong again in 2020, underestimating support for Donald Trump and Republicans more broadly. How are they going to get it right? Emily Ekins discusses the theories. See acast.com/privacy More
The people who set the prices for a lot of Medicare-funded services point out many of the problems that leads Michael Cannon to conclude that the behemoth of government healthcare provides “junk” coverage. More
Big players expanding telehealth offerings while a great deal of state regulation is temporarily suspended might mean a vast expansion of telehealth offerings going forward. Jeff Singer comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. More
California’s poverty is dramatically more stark than in other states. Delivering on an inclusive economic recovery from pandemic means addressing several underlying policy problems. Michael Tanner comments ahead of his conference in April. More
The Biden Administration has ways to make good on pledges to treat young people crossing the border fairly. David Bier comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. More
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